WATER-BASED METAL WORKING FLUID CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE ALKANOLAMINE COMPOUND AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AND A METAL WORKING PROCESS PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF SAID FLUID

摘要

A water-based, neutral or basic metal working fluid containing a corrosion inhibitor, a lubricant and a microbially active amount of at least one alkanolamine compound of general formula (I), wherein R is an acyclic hydrocarbon group having 8-14 carbon atoms, A is a hydroxyalkyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms and X is hydrogen or the group A, where A is as stated above, and a metal working process using said metal working fluid.